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Tag: iOS 7

Apple to pay $18M to settle class action lawsuit over FaceTime imbroglio

Tuesday, April 28, 2020 11:54 pm3 Comments

Apple has agreed an $18 million deal to settle a class action lawsuit in California that accused it of intentionally breaking FaceTime on older iPhones…

ChaiOS ‘text bomb’ can crash your Apple iPhone or Mac with a single link

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 10:01 amWednesday, January 17, 201814 Comments

The ChaiOS hack, which causes devices to crash and can delete all your messages, affects any device running iOS and macOS…

California class action lawsuit claims Apple forced users to iOS 7 by breaking FaceTime

Friday, February 3, 2017 11:29 amFriday, February 3, 20178 Comments

A class-action lawsuit filed in California on Thursday alleges Apple schemed to force iPhone users…

Three-character message prank crashes pre-iOS 10.2 Apple iPhones with a single text

Wednesday, January 18, 2017 1:01 pmWednesday, January 18, 20176 Comments

A three character-long text message can temporarily disable iPhones, a hacker has shown…

Judge dismisses lawsuit against Apple over undelivered texts to Android devices

Wednesday, December 23, 2015 11:54 amWednesday, December 23, 20158 Comments

All of the active lawsuits against the Cupertino-based company regarding this particular issue are now closed…


Apple’s iBeacon so far fails to ignite retail revolution, won’t be big this Black Friday either

Wednesday, November 25, 2015 8:20 amWednesday, November 25, 20157 Comments

The launch of iBeacon two years ago was supposed to change shopping. What happened?

How Apple is giving design a bad name

Wednesday, November 11, 2015 2:16 pmWednesday, November 11, 201547 Comments

Once upon a time, Apple was known for designing easy-to-use, easy-to-understand products…

Waiting for the iPhone 6s FUD attacks

Tuesday, September 29, 2015 3:59 pmTuesday, September 29, 201519 Comments

First there was ‘Antenna-Gate,’ with the iPhone 4 allegedly having signal strength issues…

iOS 9 compass/gyroscope bug reportedly affects iPhone 6s augmented reality apps

Monday, September 28, 2015 4:55 pmMonday, September 28, 20155 Comments

Augmented reality titles relying on data generated by iPhone’s digital compass, three-axis gyroscope and accelerometer are seeing problems…

Judge Lucy Koh rules for Apple, scuttles class action lawsuit over undelivered texts to Android downgraders

Wednesday, August 5, 2015 8:30 am16 Comments

Apple Inc. won a ruling beating back a group lawsuit sought…

Apple’s user interface flattening was as much a strategic move as an aesthetic one

Tuesday, March 24, 2015 2:04 pm28 Comments

Never underestimate the long-term benefits of simplification…

Apple’s kowtow to China undermines Obama’s tough talk on snooping or something

Thursday, March 5, 2015 2:56 pmThursday, March 5, 201522 Comments

US president Barack Obama was sharply critical of China’s newest security demands…

Apple’s 64-bit iPhone 5s damaged every Android smartphone in 2015

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 11:44 pmThursday, January 22, 201518 Comments

It has not been a pleasant experience for Team Google…

Apple iBeacon finds its way into McDonald’s and sandwich sales increase

Thursday, December 18, 2014 4:27 pmThursday, December 18, 201416 Comments

Ever since iBeacon made its debut on the iPhone in 2013…

So, what’s going on with Apple’s iBeacon tech?

Monday, December 8, 2014 11:27 amMonday, December 8, 201412 Comments

Apple continues to disrupt consumer culture…

Judge Lucy Koh pressures Apple by consolidating lawsuits over undelivered texts to Android downgraders

Friday, November 14, 2014 4:59 pmFriday, November 14, 201469 Comments

“All three parties asked not to be consolidated into a single case, but Judge Lucy Koh…

SanDisk unveils new iXpand Flash Drive for iPhone and iPad

Thursday, November 13, 2014 11:57 amThursday, November 13, 201429 Comments

Users can store movies on the iXpand Flash Drive and instantly play them directly on their iPhone or iPad…

Judge: Apple must face U.S. lawsuit over vanishing iPhone text messages

Tuesday, November 11, 2014 2:57 pmTuesday, November 11, 201435 Comments

“Apple Inc. was ordered to face a U.S. federal lawsuit claiming…

Apple introduces online tool for deregistering iMessage

Monday, November 10, 2014 11:26 amMonday, November 10, 201414 Comments

Apple has added a page to its website for deregistering and turning off iMessage…

Ex-NSA lawyer says encryption could ‘BlackBerry’ Apple and Google

Friday, November 7, 2014 2:58 pmFriday, November 7, 201460 Comments

The battle over encryption of consumer internet users’ data…

Jony Ive’s OS X Yosemite: The good, the bad and the ugly

Wednesday, November 5, 2014 3:02 pm86 Comments

OS X, the world’s most advanced operating system took some large leaps forward…

U.S. NSA director makes another visit to Silicon Valley

Tuesday, November 4, 2014 9:27 amTuesday, November 4, 201412 Comments

Adm. Michael S. Rogers, director of the National Security Agency, said on Monday…

Edward Snowden’s privacy tips: ‘Get rid of Dropbox,” avoid Facebook and Google

Monday, October 13, 2014 8:58 amMonday, October 13, 201488 Comments

According to Edward Snowden, people who care about their privacy should stay away from Google, Facebook, and Dropbox…

Apple’s iPhone encryption is a godsend, even if government snoops and cops hate it

Wednesday, October 8, 2014 10:28 am22 Comments

It took the upheaval of the Edward Snowden revelations to make clear to everyone…

Why is iOS 8 adoption stagnating?

Tuesday, October 7, 2014 12:01 pmTuesday, October 7, 201458 Comments

As always, with an iOS update, there is an initial rush of users…

Apple iOS 8 adoption around 50%, iPhone 6 adoption sets record

Monday, October 6, 2014 4:55 pmMonday, October 6, 201426 Comments

iOS 8 adoption keeps climbing…

Apple’s iBeacon: So many opt-out choices, or are there?

Monday, October 6, 2014 2:02 pmMonday, October 6, 201410 Comments

here has been a lot of good coverage of Apple’s new iBeacon…

Apple releases online tool for checking Activation Lock status of iOS devices

Thursday, October 2, 2014 5:35 pmThursday, October 2, 20147 Comments

Apple recently released a tool that lets anyone check the Activation Lock status…

Short-timer U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder blasts Apple for protecting users’ privacy against government overreach

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 10:07 pmTuesday, September 30, 201490 Comments

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urged Apple to preserve law-enforcement access to smartphones…

Signaling post-Snowden era, Apple’s iPhone, iPad lock out N.S.A.

Saturday, September 27, 2014 5:30 pmSaturday, September 27, 2014100 Comments

This distinguishes Apple from companies that make a profit from collecting and selling users’ personal data to advertisers…

What if Osama bin Laden had an iPhone?

Friday, September 26, 2014 6:58 pm59 Comments

Apple’s decision to release a mobile operating system that is so thoroughly encrypted that the company cannot unlock its devices for authorities…

FBI blasts Apple for protective users’ privacy by locking government, police out of iPhones and iPads

Thursday, September 25, 2014 4:33 pmThursday, September 25, 201455 Comments

FBI Director James B. Comey sharply criticized Apple on Thursday…

iOS 8 crash rate 78 percent higher than iOS 7

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 5:29 pmWednesday, September 24, 201444 Comments

Apple’s latest iOS 8 release is seeing crash rates which are 78 percent higher than those seen on iOS 7…

No, by safeguarding user’s privacy, Apple is not picking a fight with the U.S. or any other government

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 2:41 pm17 Comments

Apple is setting a precedent that users, and not companies, should hold the keys to their own devices…

Apple says iOS 8 adoption already at 46%

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 9:06 amTuesday, September 23, 201416 Comments

Less than one week after iOS 8 was made available for download…

Me-too Google: Uh, okay, we’ll do default encryption like Apple, too (it’ll just take several years to roll out)

Thursday, September 18, 2014 6:28 pmThursday, September 18, 201427 Comments

The next generation of Google’s Android operating system…

Apple’s iOS Activation Lock reduces iPhone thefts, Samsung phone thefts skyrocket

Thursday, September 18, 2014 4:55 pmWednesday, September 24, 201421 Comments

In New York City, iPhone thefts and robberies dropped 29 and 19 percent…

Fully assembled, functional iPhone 6 booting to ‘Connect to iTunes’ screen shown in new video

Friday, August 29, 2014 4:53 pmFriday, August 29, 201427 Comments

The company has been able to piece together this iPhone from various components…

Estimote makes ‘Nearables’ – iBeacon stickers you can stick on anything

Friday, August 22, 2014 9:26 amFriday, August 22, 201413 Comments

Estimote makes iBeacons in little polygon shapes with cool colors and custom designs…

New Apple TV beta features redesigned interface with iOS 7-style icons, fonts

Monday, August 4, 2014 4:53 pmMonday, August 4, 201417 Comments

The new interface includes new icons, which are designed with a flatter, less glossy look…

Apple and the omnichannel: 9 industries already using Apple’s iBeacon

Tuesday, July 29, 2014 10:58 amTuesday, July 29, 20145 Comments

Apple’s quiet introduction of iBeacon is shaping up to be a foundational release…

Hudson’s Bay and Lord & Taylor roll out Apple’s iBeacon tech across North America

Monday, July 28, 2014 10:57 amMonday, July 28, 20144 Comments

Apple’s iBeacon technology delivers targeted content and offers to consumers…

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